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absorbed

[ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd] / æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd /


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At the same time, existing Indigenous and Afro-diasporic cosmologies were either erased or absorbed, hiding in plain sight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Mice with insufficient cardiolipin absorbed considerably more glucose from their bloodstreams.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

While public spending looks generous, a substantial portion is absorbed by historic liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

For example, Ralph Lauren created an interactive fashion-advice app called Ask Ralph that absorbed every interview the fashion mogul had ever given.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

He shot white-hot columns of flame at the giant, but Clytius’s smoky aura absorbed them on impact.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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